Twenty-four days ago, as Emmanuel Adebayor stroked in a 34th minute penalty to give Tottenham a 2-0 lead in the north London derby, the series of on the field crises that have plagued Arsenal in recent seasons looked to have finally transpired into a true watershed moment.
Humiliation at San Siro by AC Milan Jersey team 4-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie 11 days earlier had been followed by a 2-0 fifth round FA Cup exit at the hands of Sunderland.
Questions over the futures of Arsene Wenger and Robin van Persie were being prompted more than ever, as the club’s ability to compete against the best in the game was doubted.
A significant number of the club’s supporters believed that the Frenchman’s tenure at the Emirates had reached its conclusion, with their star striker touted to head for the exit door after a further campaign without silverware.
The Dutchman would have his pick of Europe’s elite sides to join, with Manchester City and Real Madrid front of the queue, and in turn the opportunity to add to his one FA Cup winner’s medal from 2005 with the titles and trophies a player of his quality deserves.
However, as wearing the Custom Soccer Jerseys player Van Persie lines up for the Gunners against Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday evening, he will captain a side filled with a renewed hope and purpose that would have been unimaginable back on February 26.
That day, six minutes after their former striker doubled for Spurs from the spot-kick, Bacary Sagna kick-started a remarkable turnaround that not only led Arsenal to a famous 5-2 victory over their rivals, but also reinvigorated a fledging challenge for Champions League qualification.
Van Persie equalised with a touch of class that has become the norm for the forward over the last 15 months, yet this time he would not be the sole hope for his side, with Theo Walcott and Tomas Rosicky guiding the Gunners to three points.
Wenger’s men again displayed their resilience – a word rarely uttered in the same sentence as Arsenal – with another comeback win at Anfield the following week.
Van Persie was the saviour as he sealed his double with a superb volley after Laurent Koscielny’s own goal had put Liverpool ahead, but for the first time in a year an air of positivity began to surround the first-team.
Progression to the quarter-finals of the Champions League proved one step too far – a rare failure from the Dutchman to convert past Inter Milan Jersey player goalkeeper Christian Abbiati proving decisive, but a 3-0 second leg win over the Rossoneri served to extend this new found self-belief from the squad to the stands.
Since Arsenal’s calamitous start to the season, the Gunners have stuttered on the brink of the top four, with an emphatic 7-1 home victory over Blackburn followed by a 2-1 win over Sunderland in the Premier League last month the early signs of resurgence.
Yet it was not until this latest turnaround that hope became tangible, with Thomas Vermaelen’s last-minute winner over Newcastle cementing their grip on fourth spot above Chelsea and also bringing them to within a point of Tottenham.
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